Coin flip ends VCU women’s soccer season
Joe Dodson, Staff Writer After playing its final three games in a five-day span to push for the final spot in the Atlantic 10 tournament, the postseason fate of women’s soccer came down to a coin flip. The season finished at the wire as VCU trailed Davidson in winning percentage, a tiebreaker for the automatic […]
Women’s track & field looks to turn school records into postseason success
Nile McNair, Contributing Writer Women’s track and field’s goal for this season is simple: win another Atlantic 10 championship. The black and gold have claimed two outdoor titles in the last four years, in 2016 and 2018, and they aim to add another in 2021. The Rams weren’t able to chase a title during the […]
Another one: George looks to continue family tradition of athletes
Yanni Kouiroukidis, Contributing Writer Being one of five sisters in a house full of athletes is a unique environment, but for sophomore lacrosse athlete Juliana George, it’s all she’s ever known. George, who plays in the attack position, said her introduction to the sport mostly started at a young age, influenced by her father and […]
OPINION: It’s not time to point fingers at VCU men’s basketball, it’s time to be appreciative
Noah Fleischman, Sports Editor Two years in a row, the VCU men’s basketball season came to an end the same way: cut entirely too short as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic. In 2020, I was sitting courtside in Brooklyn just before the Atlantic 10 tournament game between VCU and UMass; the game was canceled […]
VCU men’s basketball removed from NCAA tournament due to COVID-19 protocols
Noah Fleischman, Sports Editor Men’s basketball’s game against Oregon in the NCAA tournament was called off due to COVID-19 protocols on Saturday, less than three hours before tipoff. The cancellation ends the season for the black and gold. The Rams, according to CBS Sports’ Matt Norlander, had positive tests on Wednesday, Friday and Saturday morning. […]
VCU Men’s basketball prepares for NCAA tournament
Noah Fleischman, Sports Editor For the 18th time in program history, men’s basketball is going dancing in the NCAA tournament. The Rams, who lost 74-65 to St. Bonaventure in the A-10 championship game on Sunday in Dayton, Ohio, earned an at-large selection in the tournament as a No. 10 seed. VCU will play No. 7 […]
Women’s basketball secures spot in Big Dance, A-10 title
Joe Dodson, Staff Writer Nile McNair, Contributing Writer After winning its first-ever Atlantic 10 title, VCU women’s basketball has punched its ticket to the NCAA tournament for the first time since 2009. “I’ve been a coach for 20 years, and this is my first NCAA tournament,” coach Beth O’Boyle said. “I think the best part […]
Top goal scorer measures success through team’s achievements
Joe Dodson, Staff Writer Sophomore midfielder Célio Pompeu competes with the joy he had as a kid playing with his friends in Fortaleza, Brazil. “Soccer for me? It’s everything,” Pompeu said. “I remember as a kid I always had a soccer ball with me. My first gift was a soccer ball.” Pompeu started playing organized […]
Causing global rackets: Junior transfer aims to make impact in new surroundings
Yanni Kouiroukidis, Contributing Writer Shivani Manjanna is the type of person to easily adjust to any situation. And as a tennis player, she says it’s all about the mental process. Manjanna is from Bangalore, India, which is more than 8,500 miles from Richmond. When she left home and moved to the United States, she looked […]
VCU women’s basketball wins first A-10 championship
Joe Dodson, Staff Writer Women’s basketball won its first-ever Atlantic 10 championship title, beating UMass 81-69 Sunday afternoon at the Stuart C. Siegel Center. “It’s just an incredible feeling to finally cut down those nets,” coach Beth O’Boyle said. Senior guard Taya Robinson was named Most Outstanding Player after averaging 20 points, seven rebounds and […]